Ford commonly refers to: *

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles ...

, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford *

Ford (crossing) A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable during high water. A low-water ...

, a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to:

Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American Technological and industrial history of the United States, industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of ...

, founder of the Ford Motor Company *

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the dea ...

, established by Henry and Edsel *

Ford Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. It was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Comp ...

* Ford Brasil * Changan Ford *

Ford Motor Company of Canada Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited (French: ''Ford du Canada Limitée'') was founded on August 17, 1904, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Ford automobiles in Canada and the British Empire. It was originally known as the Walkerville W ...

, Canadian subsidiary *

Ford of Britain Ford of Britain (officially Ford Motor Company Limited)The Ford 'companies' or corporate entities referred to in this article are: * Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, incorporated 16 June 1903 * Ford Motor Company Limited, incorpora ...

Ford of Europe Ford of Europe GmbH is a subsidiary company of Ford Motor Company founded in 1967 in Cork, Ireland, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany. History Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 by the merger of Ford of Britain, Ford Germany, and Irish Henr ...

, the successor of British, German and Irish subsidiaries *

Ford Germany Ford-Werke GmbH is a German car manufacturer headquartered in Niehl, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, which operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a plant in Cologne and a plant in Sa ...

Ford Lio Ho Ford Lio Ho Motor () is a Taiwanese-based automaker and the primary dealer of Ford vehicles in Taiwan, formed in 1972. It is 70 percent owned by Ford Motor Company. The remaining 30 per cent is owned by investors in the former Lio Ho Automotive ...

* Ford New Zealand *

Ford Motor Company Philippines Ford Motor Company Philippines, Inc. (FMCPI) is a Philippine-based subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It was primarily focused on manufacturing automobiles for local and regional markets from 1998 until 2012. It built the Ford Escape, Ford Laser/ ...

* Ford Romania *

Ford SAF Ford France (formerly, Ford SAF, Ford Société Anonyme Française) is the French subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names between 1916 and 1954, when Ford sold the manufacturing business to Sim ...

, the French subsidiary between 1916 and 1954 * Ford Motor Company of South Africa *

Fordson Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks. It was used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc from 1917 to 1920, by Ford Motor Company (U.S.) and Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1920 to ...

, the tractor and truck manufacturing arm of the Ford Motor Company *

Ford Vietnam Ford Vietnam was established in 1995, and is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company (75%) and Song Cong Diesel Company (25%). Ford's investment is credited with helping industrialize Vietnam. Ford Vietnam has its headquarters in Hanoi with an ...

* Ford World Rally Team (aka Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005), Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team (1978–2012) *

Ford Performance Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. History * 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his ...

Henry Ford & Son Ltd Ford Ireland (Officially, Henry Ford & Sons Limited) is the Irish subsidiary of the United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. With an assembly plant for motor vehicles, it was part of the automotive industry in Ireland. Company history ...

, Ireland *

List of Ford vehicles The following is a list of vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company under the Ford marque. Current production vehicles Former production vehicles 1900–1929 1940–1949 ;Notes 1930–1939 ;Notes 1950–1959 ; ...

, models referred to as Ford

Arts and entertainment

* ''The Ford'' (painting), a 1644 painting by Claude Lorrain * Ford, a religious figure in Aldous Huxley's ''

Brave New World ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarc ...

'' * Ford and Mistress Ford, characters in William Shakespeare's ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

'' * Ford Cruller, a character in ''

Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platform video game developed by Double Fine Productions. The game was initially published by Majesco Entertainment and THQ for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2. In 2011, Double Fine acquired the rights f ...

'' * Ford Fairlane, a character in ''

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' is a 1990 American action comedy mystery film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott, James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe. The film stars comedian Andrew Dice ...

'' named after an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company *

Ford Prefect (character) Ford Prefect (also called Ix) is a fictional character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' by the British author Douglas Adams. His role as Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a ...

, in Douglas Adams' ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * Kira Ford, a ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' character * Judge J.J. Ford, a character in ''

The Westing Game ''The Westing Game'' is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978. It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. ''The Westing Game'' was ...

'' * Grunkle Ford, a character in the animated series ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines ( Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (Kristen Schaal ...

Businesses and organizations

Ford Hospital and Research Centre Ford Hospital and Research Centre (FHRC) was established in Patna, Bihar, India in Year 2008 and officially inaugurated by Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar on 24 August 2010, with the sole objective of providing advance healthcare servi ...

, Bihar, India * Ford Hotel, a historic hotel in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Ford Instrument Company The Ford Instrument Company was a U.S. corporation known for being the primary supplier of fire control Rangekeepers and analog computers for the United States Navy before and during World War II. A personal blog, Doug Coward's Analog History Mu ...

* Ford Library (disambiguation), several libraries *

Ford Models Ford Models, originally the Ford Modeling Agency, is an American international modeling agency based in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen Ford and her husband Gerard W. Ford. Company Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eile ...

, an American modeling agency * The Ford Meter Box Company, an American manufacturer *

Ford's Theatre Ford's Theatre is a theater located in Washington, D.C., which opened in August 1863. The theater is infamous for being the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth entered the theater bo ...

, Washington D.C., U.S. *

Ford Tractor Company Ford Tractor Company was a Minneapolis-based company active from 1916 to 1917, that built tractors to facilitate "horseless farming". History Ford Tractor Company was incorporated on March 15, 1915, by W. Baer Ewing and Paul W. Ford. Prior to ...

, a manufacturer of tractors in 1916–17, not related to Ford Motor Company * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili, a Kenyan political party * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya, a Kenyan political party *

Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People, commonly known as Ford People, was a political party in Kenya. History The party was established in October 1997 pur! as a breakaway from Ford–Asili. In the 2002 general elections, the pa ...

, a Kenyan political party

People

* Ford (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) **

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

, 38th president of the United States

People with the given name

Ford Madox Brown Ford Madox Brown (16 April 1821 – 6 October 1893) was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often William Hogarth, Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his mos ...

(1821–1893), English painter *

Ford Madox Ford Ford Madox Ford (né Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer ( ); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals '' The English Review'' and '' The Transatlantic Review'' were instrumental i ...

(1873–1939), English author *

Ford E. Stinson Ford Edwards Stinson, Sr. (August 24, 1914 – September 22, 1989) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940–1944 and again from 1952-1972. Background He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the B ...

(1914–1989), Louisiana state legislator * Ford Quint Elvidge (1892–1980), second Civilian Governor of Guam *

Ford Rainey Ford Rainey (August 8, 1908 – July 25, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actor.Myrna Oliver"Ford Rainey, 96; Performed Shakespeare, Shepard and Variety of Film, TV Roles" ''Los Angeles Times'', July 26, 2005. Early life Rainey ...

(1908–2005), American actor

Places

Antarctica

* Ford Ice Piedmont *

Ford Island (Windmill Islands) Ford Island is a rocky Antarctic island, long, between O'Connor and Cloyd Islands in the southern part of the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was ...

Ford Massif Ford Massif is a broad, snow-topped massif long and wide, forming the major topographic landmark of the northern Thiel Mountains in Antarctica. The massif rises to , is essentially flat, and terminates in steep rock cliffs in all but the southern ...

Ford Nunataks The Ford Nunataks () are a cluster of nunataks and low peaks rising above a network of ice-drowned ridges about in extent, lying northwest of Murtaugh Peak in the Wisconsin Range of the Horlick Mountains, Antarctica. They were mapped by the Un ...

* Ford Peak *

Ford Ranges The Ford Ranges () are a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on December 5, 1929, they were named by Byr ...

* Ford Rock * Ford Spur

United Kingdom

* Ford, Argyll * Ford, Buckinghamshire * Ford, Derbyshire * Ford, Chivelstone, a South Hams Devon * Ford, Plymouth, Devon, a suburb * Ford, East Devon, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Devon * Ford, Holbeton, a

in South Hams, Devon * Ford, Torridge, a

in Devon * Ford, Gloucestershire * Ford, Herefordshire, a

* Ford, Merseyside ** Ford (ward) ** Ford railway station (Merseyside) *

Ford, Northumberland Ford is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, about from Berwick-upon-Tweed. The parish also includes Etal. History before 1513 Very little is known of the history of the area before the Norman Conquest in the 11th ce ...

* Ford, Pembrokeshire, a parish of

Hayscastle Hayscastle or Hays-Castle ( cy, Cas-lai) is a village, parish and community of Pembrokeshire in West Wales, 7½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Haverfordwest on the B4330 road. History Richard Fenton, in his 1810 ''Historical Tour'', identified what h ...

Ford, Shropshire Ford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 890. Ford lies west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the A458 road and near to the River Severn, at . The Royal Mail po ...

* Ford, Mendip, a

in Somerset * Ford, Somerset West and Taunton, a

* Ford, Staffordshire, a

* Ford, West Sussex **

Ford railway station Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford, West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton and it is down the line from via . The station and the trains serving it are operat ...

HM Prison Ford HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison) is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Air Force and Navy use The ...

* Ford, North Wiltshire * Ford, Salisbury, a hamlet of Laverstock

United States

* Ford, Georgia * Ford, Kansas * Ford, Kentucky * Ford, Virginia * Ford, Washington * Ford, Wisconsin * Ford Block, a historic commercial building in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York *

Ford Center (Evansville) The Ford Center is a multi-use indoor arena in downtown Evansville, Indiana with a maximum seating capacity of 11,000. It officially opened in November 2011 and is mainly used for basketball, ice hockey, and music concerts. It is home to the Ev ...

, an indoor arena in Evansville, Indiana *

Ford Field Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the annual Quick Lane Bowl college football bowl game, state champ ...

, a stadium in Detroit, Michigan * Ford Hospital, active in the 1920s, Omaha, Nebraska *

Ford Island Ford Island ( haw, Poka Ailana) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It has been known as Rabbit Island, Marín's Island, and Little Goats Island, and its native Hawaiian name is ''Mokuumeume''. The ...

, Hawaii

Elsewhere

* Ford, County Wexford, Ireland, a village

Sports

Ford Cup (disambiguation) Ford Cup may refer to: * Ford Cup (tennis) * Ford Cup – Defensive, renamed the Telus Cup – Defensive * Ford Cup – Offensive, renamed the Telus Cup – Offensive {{Disambig ...

, in junior hockey *

Ford Cup (tennis) The Ford Cup is a defunct WTA Tour-affiliated tennis tournament played in 1985. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one ...

Other uses

Ford (mango) The 'Ford' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida. History Ford was of unknown origin until a 2005 pedigree study estimated that it was a seedling of Tommy Atkins (mango), Tommy Atkins. The cultivar never gained popul ...

, a mango cultivar from Florida * Ford circle, in mathematics * '' Ford v Quebec (AG)'', a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case on freedom of expression *

Douglas F4D Skyray The Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) is an American carrier-based fighter/ interceptor built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Although it was in service for a relatively short time (1956–1964) and never entered combat, it ...

, nicknamed Ford, an American jet fighter of the 1950s and 1960s * , the name of several ships * ''Gerald R. Ford''-class aircraft carrier, or ''Ford''-class, a group of American ships ** USS ''Gerald R. Ford'', the lead ship of the USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' class aircraft carrier